Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-04-22
LOCAL BRIEFS.

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id. Alexander has big lot of
Corn Planters, Horse Collars and
Chains. April Sim
The idlers and easy going people
herabouts are going to get left, II they
do not take new lifo and go to work.
Mr.. Benton j. Hall, of Iowa,
qualified as Commissioner Of Patents
and will to morrow assume active
charge of the Patent Office.
Mr.. Charlie Richardson, of Smyth
county, was in town Saturday and
Sunday. He expects to attend the
University of Maryland as a medical
student next summer.
Maj. r.. r. Henry has been on bus
mess to Giles g. II. this week, and
his law partner Judge Graham, has
been to Marion, attending to his du-
ties as member of the ASYLUM
Board.
After all, the big sale, reported
as matle.at Central, il only an option,
wIiichimay be ratified or not Yet
the transaction does not warrant
the Importance given it. We hope
the sale may yet assume shape.
I
John Hurt, Esq, Ex-Treasurer of
Russell, was in town Wednesday.
He is in fine order, and would make
II strong candidate for the clerkship,
and good officer. We are glad to
see him in such good health.
Losr.-Friday, April 9th inst, be
tween Col. Harrisson's and the Fe-
male College, large black crepe veil.
The finder will be suitably rewarded
by returning it to this office, or to
Judge Kelly's residence.
Buchanan, Fudge 6 Co., are on
time with the newest novelties in
Dress Goods 1t is astonishing how
cheap these things can be made. 1t
is heart rendering to see all these
nice goods packed OFF, and your
wife and daughters get none of them
G. w Doak is agent for the cele-
bratcd Mccormick Mower and Reap.
err. This is the oldest and best Ma
chine made and farmers contem-
plating buying would find it to their
interest to call at the old Gibboney
stand and examine the one on eI-
hidition.
The Semi Centennial Catalogue and
Register of Emory g. Henry College
has been printed and is ready for the
binder. 1t will be eagerly sought
for by the "old boys" and friends of
the College. It will be on sale ut the
College. Address Prof. j. A. Davis,
Emory, Va.
The Philadelphia people here dur
ing the week, interested in the Or
ganizatiOn Of the Clinch Valley
Railroad Company, and the Coal and
Iron Company, were business, cor.
dial body Of gentlemen. They
made a favorable impression OH
everybody drawn in contact with
them.
Mr.. Sanford, of Russell, was n
visitor during the week. Russell and
Tazewell will, henceforth, have much
intercourse-our interests run to.
gether. We have very tender side
for Russell, where some of our hap
piest young days were spent, and
where sleep the dust of many of our
precious dead.
We know of nothing you can place
in your home that will afford more
pleasure to yourself and friends than
Piano or Organ. You can obtain
the best terms and prices and cata
logues of the leading makes of instru.
ments by writing a postal card to
j. D. Hobbie & Co.. "Lynchburg,
dealers exclusively in Pianos and Or
gans.
Died very suddenly of men.
engotis at the residence of David
j. Gillespie, Esqx on Clinch, River
Robert Barns, son OF Clinton Barns
Esq, of Wards Cove, aged twenty
! years. He left home the day previ
GUS, in good health-but never to re
turn. The sad lesson is again taught
"be ye also ready, for in such an hou,
as ye think not the Son of man
cometh."
Hon Silas B. Hurt, member of the
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